Gladys Reise

Switzerland, January 2009
FILM, Documentary, 59 min.

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directed by
Stéphane Kleeb, Christa Miranda
Written by
Christa Miranda, Stéphane Kleeb
Status
In distribution

The 80-year-old Gladys from Bern makes a journey to Indonesia and into her past: her family lived in Dutch Indonesia for a quarter of a century. Her father was a doctor specialising in tropical diseases, and her mother immersed herself in local cultures and wrote diaries. This tropical, colonial idyll ended abruptly when the Japanese occupied the country during the Second World War. The family experienced personally the brutality of the occupation. Despite traumatic experiences they established close contacts with the Japanese. The testimony of these women opens up a new perspective on the dramas in Asia during the World War.

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World Premiere
January 2009
Original Version
Indonesian, Swiss-German, German (german subtitles),  colour and b/w, Digi Beta, 59 min.
Production
Vitascope Independent Film & Video Productions GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
directed by
Stéphane Kleeb, Christa Miranda
Written by
Christa Miranda, Stéphane Kleeb
Cinemato­graphy
Stéphane Kleeb
Editing
Felix Hulliger
Music
Matthis Kleeb, Silvan Stürzinger
Location Sound Mix
Stéphane Kleeb

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